Social stratification

2. upper, middle, lower
5. social distinctions associated with being male or female
11. Black, White, Asian
13. change in position
15. a high school dropout who becomes a self made billionaire
16. the son of a construction worker graduates from law school and becomes a successful lawyer
19. shared cultural characteristics such as language, ancestry, practices, and beliefs
20. hereditary positions in Hindu culture

1. little or no opportunity to advance
3. this allows movement between the classes
4. earned or chosen
6. opportunity to what is socioeconomically valuable
7. gender wage gap, social class and racial discrimination are all examples of this
8. one's position changes but their social status does not
9. high esteem
10. This began over 400 years ago
12. the ability to act or have influence over others
14. hierarchy of race, gender, occupation
17. It is not earned, but rather is something people are either born with or had no control over.
18. having more birthdays